The efforts of Idaho State University AmeriCorps members, who annually contribute more than 64,000 hours of service work to communities throughout Idaho, will be recognized by Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad April 1 at the Pocatello City Chamber Offices. (more…)

Idaho State University Department of Physics recently hosted the Eastern Idaho Science Olympiad on the ISU campus, which featured four teams of seventh through ninth grade students from Franklin Middle School and Hawthorne Middle School. (more…)

Could the next “BIG” thing for Southeastern Idaho’s economy be a company that produces a device that alerts anglers they have a fish on their fishing pole, or one that taps the billion-dollar potential of the future of unmanned aircraft systems?

These are among the ideas that the 12 semifinalists for the BIG (Business, Innovation and Growth) Competition – that has upcoming semi-finals and finals events at Idaho State University April 3 and 4 – have proposed. Some other semi-finalist ideas include expanding a local brewery to begin the bottling and canning of its brew, and creating wireless ear-buds with a built-in MP3 storage device to allow users easy-listening to their favorite tunes. (more…)

Five Idaho State University faculty members have been chosen to receive 2014 Outstanding Public Service awards.
They will be honored at a reception held on April 9 and one will be chosen for the 2014 Distinguished Service Award.

The spring months and warmer temperatures are a perfect time to get a handle on your health. If you are an adult without health insurance or limited access to medical care, attend a free Community Health Screening event Thursday, April 10, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Boys and Girls Club of Ada County, 610 E. 42nd Street, in Garden City. (more…)